Why not browse your subscriptions through subscriptions section? I understand that it's annoying that you can't make it default on startup in the app but it's there.
I was merely explaining how one comes to this line of thinking which is what OP was asking about. I also mentioned some holes in this logic so I think it's clear it's not an opinion I actually hold.
If you ride a bus without a ticket, other passengers will have to pay more because upkeep and salaries are more or less a fixed cost. That is if you can afford the ticket, it's irrelevant otherwise. Also depends on profit margins but I think it explains the point.
Even on gaming subs it seems like every other post results in a discussion about the evils of capitalism.
I think it depends on community, I avoid all .ml ones for that reason. Don't get me wrong, I could go on about evils of capitalism for hours if prompted but the real issue is that most of the user base is 13 years old either in their actual age or mentally so you're seeing same performative cynicism over and over again. I'm also getting a feeling that over last 3-4 months it got much worse.
That was my point though. Soviet / post-soviet countries are effectively very hyperindividualistic despite enforced societal conformance. There's this perceived ingenuity where people will go great lengths to come up with clever ways of skirting the law. It's what makes it incredibly hard for society to become mature enough to rely on systemic solutions to problems and gives way to authoritarian rule.
Piracy is fine and mostly harmless but I don't like idolizing it because there can be a really dark undertone to it.
Correct me if this changed but you can pay for premium in India with a regular card, you just have to provide fake billing address. I've been doing this for years now so maybe I'm grandfathered into some old payment scheme but I'm fairly sure my gf did this recently too when she had to switch from Argentina.
I'm perfectly aware. Everyone keeps saying that piracy is a convenience issue but people seem to go great lengths to get YouTube for free given how expensive it is to run and how much value it provides.
